Man charged with stealing diamond rings from Waltham jeweler

Waltham District Court Judge Tobin Harvey ordered the 37-year-old South Boston man who allegedly attempted to steal two diamond rings from Marcou Jewelers held at Middlesex Jail on $10,000 cash bail.

Joyce Kelly

Waltham District Court Judge Tobin Harvey ordered the 37-year-old South Boston man who allegedly attempted to steal two diamond rings from Marcou Jewelers held at Middlesex Jail on $10,000 cash bail.

Timothy Shruhan, of 36 Logan Way, Apt. 323, pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of larceny from a person worth more than $250 and carrying a dangerous weapon (a jackknife).

Harvey noted in the court record that Shruhan has three outstanding warrants, for charges that include armed and masked robbery, breaking and entering, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Police said Shruhan stole two diamond rings - one worth an estimated $20,000, and the other about $7,500 - from Marcou Jewelers on Moody Street on Wednesday afternoon.

The woman behind the counter, Melanie Marcou, told police, "He went right up to the diamond case, requested to see a tray of diamonds," according to the court report. "He got his hands on two of the biggest diamonds, and ran out the front door," she told police.

As Shruhan darted into a waiting Volkswagen, police said, Robert Marcou grabbed him and tried to pull him out, while his daughter, Melanie Marcou, wrested the diamond rings from his hands.

Police found an uncapped hypodermic syringe and a small, black Smith & Wesson "Extreme Ops" folding knife on Shruhan when they search him.

Detective Lt. Brian Navin said Shruhan was released to police custody following treatment for minor injuries at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

Shruhan had a sprained ankle and cuts on his hands and knees.

Police in Plymouth issued a warrant for him for armed and masked robbery, armed assault in a dwelling, assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault with a dangerous weapon, the record said.

Medford Police also have a warrant for Shruhan, the record said, for a felony breaking and entering into a boat at night, malicious destruction of a car, two counts of attempting to commit a crime, possession of a Class C drug, possession of a burglary tool, and giving a false name/Social Security number to police.

According the court record, police in Braintree also have a warrant out on Shruhan for larceny worth more than $250.